Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-14
PERSONAL POINTS,
Jotted Down by the "World's''
Rustling Reporter
AS He Surged through the Crowd
at District Court.

the par, on motion.
Z. p. Carver, one of Salinas ables'
lawyers, was at court.
E. A. McMath, the able attorney al
Grainfeld, was here, too.
Alvin Bennett, of Wallace, was, on mo-
ton, admitted to the bar.
F. T. Candy of Wallace, looked as
pleasant as basket of chips.
w. w. Gill, of Grainfeld, is bar
member. He was admitted on motion.
A motion led to the creating of T. 81.
Hill, ir., of this city, member OF the
bar.
Riley Moore, fresh from the fields,
group.
James E. Stevins, who killed man at
Wallace, was admitted to bail in the sum
of $1,000.
JIG. Brown, of Banner, has been en-
joying the city sights with his usual COM
placency.
M. d. Hollister, shrewd and indus
trious, was on hand when any of his work
was called for.
Lee Monroe, of course, left no sstone
unturned to "get there" on cases in which
he was interested.
A. r. Heilig is a full-fedged member
of the bar out here, he having been ad-
mitted on motion.
]. q. Brown, an erudite Greeley county
friend of the writer, was admitted to the
bar, upon motion.
The accomplished principal of our
schools, Schuyler Opp, was admitted to
the bar on motion.
K. G. Wilcoxsin, of Oakley, was admit
ted to the bar. The admission was the
result of a motion.
A. d. Gilkeson, who last fall was the
lonely Democratic lawyer in this district,
has been attending court.
&c. Deiterich, the Smoky hog grower,
known Familiarity as "Cor," displayed his
smiling countenance.
Attorney Rathbone, of Hays, was here,
of course. It's lonely court out in this
country that Dave don't reach.
w. III. Dorns, our granger friend from
northeast of town, looked like the ideal
juryman as he sat in the jury group.
"Hank" Davis has been guarding Nc
Micken, the Wallace county murderer.
The trial of McMicken was continued.
Mr.. G. V. Deiterich, from Galesburg,
ILL.,, was in the court room. He is the
father of "Cor" Deiterich, of the Smoky.
S.R. Cowick did not hesitate to inject
his legal thunder whenever it was re-
quired. He is showing up we'll as law
yer.
Under Sheriff Escher is so we'll broken
in the harness that the performance of
his official duties is only matter of
course.
Jno. A. Nelson was on hand, ready to
use his winged oratory, backed by the
necessary legal lore, in case of an emer-
gency.
Geo. Baker, the sheriff who has stood
by the county through thick and thin,
conducted his labors in manner highly
satisfactory to all.
T.. X. Phillips was down from Collyer
in the capacity of deputy, sheriff. T.
X. wears a good countenance since he
left the old Dem. hulk.
GA. Cortright took up the work of a
deputy sheriff like he had been trained
to the work from early boyhood, not to
say from more ancient date.
J.K. Grover, formerly of Wa-Keeney
man, was on deck with his accustomed
smile. He lives at Wallace these times,
but is not soured at Wa-Keeney.
Louis Marker brought to the discharge
of the duties of deputy sheriff that dig
niied cast of countenance which helps a
fellow out of many dangerous task.
Judge Osborn seems to wear we'll on
the bench. We think we see stealing
over his laughing countenance cast of
what might be termed semi-sedateness.
On account of important work de-
his attention at Forestry Station
No. l, Judge Osborn excused B. Mapes
from the jury sine die, so to speak, Mon
day afternoon.
It would be throwing away words
idle ones at that-to say that Frank
Danford constituted himself committee
of one to see that nobody got ahead of
him at any point along the route.
Samuel Smith, ESQ.,, generally called
Sam for short, was up from Ness City to
help run affairs. Sam, we believe, was
interested in a divorce suit. And he
wanted to buy some land blanks.
w. G.. Porter, editor of the Colby
Thomas Cat, and prominent attorney,
was among the court attendants. We &C
knowledge the RECEIPT Of a pleasant call
from him on Wednesday.
"Jack" Burns, as a juryman, looks ex-
actly like no criminal need expect fear or
favor from him. We know him well
to believe that he would just as
soon be the one as one of the eleoen it his
mind was to lead him to believe that
way.
Captain B. J. F. Hanna was admitted
to the bar Monday afternoon. The cap
tain used to be this same kind OF bar
tender many years ago. BE might stand
pretty well yet, though, if he did not Ia
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